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lenny steinhorn joins us for insight. thanks for joining us. we have been hearing for weeks that fenty is behind in the polls. how do you think this race will play out tonight? >> reporter: well, these polls are generally pretty accurate and -- >> well, these polls are generally accurate and you never been one thing, turnout. the reports suggest there is light turnout. the question is where has it been light? if it's been heavy in the northwest quadrant, then that is the advantage of fenty. if it's heavy in the southeast corridor, that's the advantage to vince gray and this is about turnout, who gets their people out and the polls will probably show that that is going to be a close race coming down to the wire. >> you bring up a good point. there is talk this race may not be decided tonight. you have the same-day registrations that could slow the final count and what would happen in a case like that? >> that would add more tension. i think our country and people are acla -- acclimated to that after florida in 2000 and the florida presidential r
lenny steinhorn joins us for insight. thanks for joining us. we have been hearing for weeks that fenty is behind in the polls. how do you think this race will play out tonight? >> reporter: well, these polls are generally pretty accurate and -- >> well, these polls are generally accurate and you never been one thing, turnout. the reports suggest there is light turnout. the question is where has it been light? if it's been heavy in the northwest quadrant, then that is the advantage...
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tell us about that? >> reporter: she has been fitted with the scram bracelet. her third time wearing this and right now, she's obligated to do drug testing and can't have any type of alcohol. we're told that she'll be enlisting in a rehab facility the next few days. now, she said she acknowledges she has a problem and she can't go to clubs anywhere there is alcohol being served and she's going to have to be careful with this before violating probation again. >> thank you very much, we'll look for you guys, tmz here on fox 5. >> and thank you. >> a special treat for greenday fans. the front man billy joe armstrong is make hug his broadway debut. he'll be joining the cast of american idiots, the musical he helped create based on the band's 2004 album and he'll play the character saint jimmy, a drug dealer and he'll be in eight of the shows tomorrow and he's leaving down to kick off green day's south america amateur. >>> coming up, a jury rules cathy lanier violates the district's whistleblower act. why the decision is putting the fraternal order of police against
tell us about that? >> reporter: she has been fitted with the scram bracelet. her third time wearing this and right now, she's obligated to do drug testing and can't have any type of alcohol. we're told that she'll be enlisting in a rehab facility the next few days. now, she said she acknowledges she has a problem and she can't go to clubs anywhere there is alcohol being served and she's going to have to be careful with this before violating probation again. >> thank you very much,...
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us forward to better times? >> and reacting to the polls, the former governor downplayed the numbers. >> and i guess i am violating that rule and with every policy member in eight months. >> and the polls showed ehrlich and o'malley neck-in-neck and with a small margin separating them. >> the thing is it's not the summer anymore. >> reporter: the cooling director said the survey found unlike the first race for governor, he's not getting enough maryland democrats to cross party lines. >> they getting 10% of the democrats right now and what he won in 2002, he got 22% of all voters to go his way. >> and that could be difficult for republicans to pull off. democrats keep their party faithful on election day. >> and president obama remains widely popular and will campaign for him. next thursday, the president's radio ad has been airing over the weekend. >> thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> our coverage of the deadly bus crash off of i-270 in maryland continues. a small limo-style bus out of pennsylvania plunged off of a
us forward to better times? >> and reacting to the polls, the former governor downplayed the numbers. >> and i guess i am violating that rule and with every policy member in eight months. >> and the polls showed ehrlich and o'malley neck-in-neck and with a small margin separating them. >> the thing is it's not the summer anymore. >> reporter: the cooling director said the survey found unlike the first race for governor, he's not getting enough maryland democrats to...
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. >> i see the roads behind us closed off. how long are they expecting that? is that u street to be close offed? >> u street's been closed for hours now and that is up past 13th straight -- street, i believe, to 14th street and they doing a lot of work here. we understand the major crash squad is on the scene doing some measurements and they taking photographs and it might be some time before u street is open. >> thank you. >>> and what is sealing today's conflict. we have more on the common link between the two groups, 21-year- old ashley mccray and roby chavez is live with more on this story. >> reporter: we're told several hundred people were inside the church and another hundred on the streets and there were police and community activists. they knew, the young woman knew two rival gangs but they didn't get along and today witnesses said that gun fire rang out. the funeral for ashley mccray went from sadness to chaos in moments. those knowing her feared the two rival groups attending would clash. >> she was loved by many and it's hard for everyone. >> repor
. >> i see the roads behind us closed off. how long are they expecting that? is that u street to be close offed? >> u street's been closed for hours now and that is up past 13th straight -- street, i believe, to 14th street and they doing a lot of work here. we understand the major crash squad is on the scene doing some measurements and they taking photographs and it might be some time before u street is open. >> thank you. >>> and what is sealing today's conflict. we...
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again, an outside chance a scattered thunderstorm or shower pops us for us over the next few hours. strongest of the thunderstorms well down to the south of us, bubbling up in all the heat. there's the funnel system. it will try and bring some relief tomorrow, but it will stay north of us. so we're going to stay hot. we'll be hot tomorrow, back up in the lower to mid-90s, but we will be dry with plenty of sunshine. and this trend sticks around for the next couple days. as a matter of fact, friday we're going to be right back up into the middle 90s. cooler for the weekend. it's looking better now for saturday. at least it looks dryer. a temperature of 85 degrees. we're going to technically keep a shower in the forecast for sunday, with a little question mark there. temperatures in the middle 70s. we could pull that shower out over the next couple of days so it could be a pretty good looking weekend coming our way. >> thank you, gary. >> you probably don't have to guess why they're singing. the new season of "american idol" doesn't even start until next year, but idol hopefuls already
again, an outside chance a scattered thunderstorm or shower pops us for us over the next few hours. strongest of the thunderstorms well down to the south of us, bubbling up in all the heat. there's the funnel system. it will try and bring some relief tomorrow, but it will stay north of us. so we're going to stay hot. we'll be hot tomorrow, back up in the lower to mid-90s, but we will be dry with plenty of sunshine. and this trend sticks around for the next couple days. as a matter of fact,...
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and there is a frontal system to the north of us and that won't bring us relief tomorrow but we will zoo into the weekend and there is that front to the north of us. you jump over the front and from the 80s into 70s with the heat here and clear here, a couple of thunderstorms and mostly clear to the mississippi and hot and dry, coming up around the rim of high pressure and breaking down tomorrow and into saturday and that is going to open the door into the weekend and just so you know, we have basically turned the forecast into a dry weekend here and we don't have to worry about this moving in here and one more day the heat is sticking around for us and we'll begin to cool things off and just a bit for us. we're going to continue to watch that and see what happens into there and let me adjust this. let's see. sometimes it doesn't want to cooperate. all right. well, this seems to be stuck. so, i will tell what you is going to happen. hot tomorrow and this frontal system will come on through. the question s will the front hang up on saturday and if it does, make a show -- maybe a showe
and there is a frontal system to the north of us and that won't bring us relief tomorrow but we will zoo into the weekend and there is that front to the north of us. you jump over the front and from the 80s into 70s with the heat here and clear here, a couple of thunderstorms and mostly clear to the mississippi and hot and dry, coming up around the rim of high pressure and breaking down tomorrow and into saturday and that is going to open the door into the weekend and just so you know, we have...
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the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the underground lines present fewer problems during storms like last winter's blizzards. pepco has one of the lowest reliability ratings in the country. >>> we have a fox 5 consumer alert that could save the life of your child. the consumer product safety commission has announceed a massive recall by fisher-price, explaining the dangers earlier today on fox 5 morning news. take a listen. >> fisher-price, four different products, children's products, the largest believing 7 million trikes and this is that trike. >> huh,. >> the problem there was an ignition key here protruding up. little girls were
the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the...
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or alcohol use on the job. the employees in this situation don't represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler said several of the workers in the video have been identified and suspended indefinitely without pay. >>> flooding shut down some of metro's customer call centers today and metro leased the space for the phone lines inside this building in hyattsville. the water pipe ruptured inside and the building will be closed until sunday and if you have questions about metro access or general metro information, you will have to use their website. >>> you can expect delays riding metro this weekend. the crews will be making repairs and upgrades on the orange, blue, yellow and green lines. add about 30 extra minutes to your trip and go to www.myfoxdc.com and click on web links for more details in the delays. >>> and a traffic alert overnight. interstate 66 at the dulles connector road will shut down at midnight for word on the metro rail, work, rather, on the metro rail project. the traffic will be d
or alcohol use on the job. the employees in this situation don't represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler said several of the workers in the video have been identified and suspended indefinitely without pay. >>> flooding shut down some of metro's customer call centers today and metro leased the space for the phone lines inside this building in hyattsville. the water pipe ruptured inside and the building will be closed until sunday and if you have questions about...